Photo by Staff Sgt. True Thao | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.24.2023
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Roland, (right) with the 789th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company based out of Fort Moore, Georgia, instructs a class on demolition range training during African Lion 23 at Bizerte, Tunisia on May 24, 2023. AL23 is a critical opportunity for members of the joint team to build and test their strategic readiness in a complex, multi-domain environment. Eighteen......
Photo by Sgt. Laura Bonano | Regional Command Southwest | 01.29.2012
This truck will be used for an improvised explosive device demonstration by the 789th Ordnance Disposal Company. The demonstration is part of a class held for soldiers to witness firsthand the effects of an IED. Army 1st Lt. Matthew B. Wharton, of the 789th EOD, who led the class said, "Seeing it in person has a more memorable punch to it."...
Photo by Sgt. Laura Bonano | Regional Command Southwest | 01.29.2012
A safety brief is given to soldiers before an improvised explosive device range outside of Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. The 789th Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit gave a class and demonstration of the devastating effects of IEDs. This was the first class to see this type of demonstration. The class focuses on directional fragmentation charges, homemade devices geared towards dismounted patrols....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brien Vorhees | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 10.31.2009
U.S. Soldiers from the 789th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company blanket old munitions with explosives during controlled detonation operations at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Oct. 31. The 789th EOD conducts controlled detonations to destroy munitions seized in raids and those found in weapons caches....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brien Vorhees | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 10.31.2009
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tyron Mathews, a team leader for the 789th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company , examines munitions to be destroyed during controlled detonation operations at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Oct. 31. The 789th EOD conducts controlled detonations to destroy munitions seized in raids and those found in weapons caches....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brien Vorhees | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 10.31.2009
U.S. Army Sgt. Tom Tillman of Crenshaw, Miss., attached to the 789th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company spools out wire during controlled detonation operations at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Oct. 31. The 789th EOD conducts controlled detonations to destroy munitions seized in raids and those found in weapons caches....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brien Vorhees | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 10.31.2009
A U.S. Soldier from the 789th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company prepares old munitions to be destroyed during controlled detonation operations at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Oct. 31. The 789th EOD conducts controlled detonations to destroy munitions seized in raids and those found in weapons caches....
Photo by Staff Sgt. Brien Vorhees | Joint Combat Camera Center Iraq | 10.31.2009
Munitions await destruction by U.S. Soldiers from the 789th Explosive Ordinance Disposal Company, as they conduct controlled detonation operations at Forward Operating Base Delta, in southern Iraq, Oct. 31. The 789th EOD conducts controlled detonations to destroy munitions seized in raids and those found in weapons caches....
